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Thanks, I will try it out.

 

Can't wait till I get mine! Will spend about 2 days just playing with everything. Funny thing is I havent even test driven the new Max. But this forum is putting me on to so many things, glad I found this site.

 

That may be right, but I seem to remember something about reverse flipping both outside mirrors down if the mirror adjustment switch was set to either the right or left mirror, but not if the switch was in the central position (neither mirror selected). But I'm not positive of this. Will be easy to check.

 

I think the lever is a white 'glow in the dark' 'T' shaped plastic handle hanging from the roof of the trunk just a foot or two behind the rear seat, and in the middle of the car.

 

Does the TPMS system have a sensor on the spare? I don't think so. Even if it did, it doesn't know one tire from another, so any psi over 30 in the spare would not trigger a TPMS alert.

I would leave the spare at 60 psi. 38 in the other tires won't hurt, but is a tad high for the 19 inch wheels/tires, as that combo rides firmly enough already. I carry 36 in my 18 inch tires, but would probably carry only 33 or 34 if I had the 19 inch tires.

Sometmes it takes 5 or 10 miles to get this TPMS system to clear an alert.

I would keep a very careful eye on that battery. Many folks think a good five or ten mile run will charge a battery just fine. That is no longer the case. With the batteries and charging systems in use these days, combined with the endless number of electrically operated devices on these cars, it can take forty or fifty miles (or even more) to get a full charge on a low battery, especially if the weather is either very hot or very cold and HVAC systems are being used full-time. Winter slows down the recharging in another way, in that the lights are used more of the time due to the shorter daylight, and wipers and window defrosters tend to be used more frequently.

 

It's not the Be All, End All perfect car but it's pretty darn nice. More importantly, you have the available experience of everyone else here in what has and can go wrong. Nothing made by man is perfect, don't expect YOUR car to be either.

You really should go test drive it too. Come back and tell us what you think.

 

I will not be getting it for another two weeks, when it does come in I am having it tinted and putting the paint protection on it also (a whole day job). Once it's done I will be having some fun.

I under stand it's not the best car in the world (might have to change that after the test drive!), but it is a hell of a step up from my 2000 Galant (still keeping it) even though it has no leather, no heated seats, it's a 4 banger I doubt the engine even gets past 150hp. So a 2010 SV Premium with Tech & Nav is a hell of a step up!

 

it will be a night and day difference.. i just got mine 2 weeks ago , and i was driving a 92 corolla , the only thing "power" on that car was the steering ... reliable!! that i cant deny .. congrats on the new car tho

 

Bite Your Tongue!....The Maxima IS best car in the world. Well....it's the best car in my world. I still can't think of a better car for the money. I really like it and I think you will too.
Congratulations!

 

Trust me I already spent over 3G's on a car I have not driven yet (tint, saran wrap and rims) , so trust me I have nothing but love for this car! Not even going to drive it to work, everyone says once I start driving the Max I am not going to want to drive the galant any more. But I don't think so. People don't respect cars out here, not wanting it to get dinged up and all.

 

hello everyone! just got a 10 Maxima SV, winter frost.

I am going to upgrade to HIDs. and just wanted to know whats the difference between 55w and 35w HID kits.

Will the 55w kit bulbs run hotter?
enough to do damage to any headlight housing components?
anyone running a 55w kit and for how long?

thanks.

 

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Not sure if anyone responded to this yet, but I'm guessing if your external HD is that large, you would need to also plug it in to AC power to make it work. If you are just plugging it into the USB slot with no AC power, that might be the reason it is not recognizing it as a storage device. Hopefully this helps!

 

Paint protection? What is everyone's opinion on getting that done? The finance guy tried to sell me on that and a bunch of other stuff and it seemed to be a "snake oil" type of item. I'd be interested to hear everyone else's thoughts.

 

Hey, guys. Sorry for the newb question.

Woke up this morning to find my car on cinder blocks. Insurance is giving me a check for X. The tire shop is estimating x-1000 the price for brand new wheels, and x-3000 the price for refurb wheels.

Clearly, Id love to have the 3000 in my pocket. Are refurbished wheels any less sturdy that regular wheels? Is it bad enough where I shouldnt get them and pocket the 3000, or just buy the new wheels.

Thanks!

 

If you are talking about some chemical they put on then I don't think so, I am getting that clear vinyl that protects from rock chips and stuff like that. To each their own I say, but someone must have it on their car that would be interested in schooling us.

 

Just picked up my maxima today. I have a question does any one have that gray cloth looking stuff in there rear wheel well (the front has black plastic) or am I missing something on mine?

 

It is sound deadening material. Keeps the rocks and other material thrown up from the wheels from hitting hard plastic or metal and making a loud sound.

 

That is standard. The rear wheel well intrudes into the passenger cabin, and the fuzzy stuff reduces the amount of road noise intruding into the cabin. As a less-useful aside, it also gathers ice very well in winter.


EDIT - Sorry, 2young2retire. Your post popped up when I posted mine. I did not mean to duplicate your post.

 

This is item number one on Consumer Reports' list of 'dealer packs to avoid'. Poor old dealer can't catch a break; folks are onto these come-ons.

 

On a car I had driven for several years, and would probably be replacing soon, I might opt for the refurbished wheels. But wheels are very important, and an 'out-of-round' wheel would mean the tires could not be balanced. I would require a written guarantee of satisfactory performance before opting for the refurbished wheels.

 

Trust me I had to sit there for over an half an hour listening to the extended warranty sale while they got my car ready for me! lol...

But this is something I am choosing to do at my local tint shop (my choice) he will have my car all day Monday to do that and the tints on it. He has been tinting my car since 2002. Also does the paint protection.

 

Not entirely sure if this has been answered before, and I am currently too tired to search at the moment (yeah I feel incredibly lazy right now) but is it normal to be hearing a short, soft "grinding" sound around 10-15mph when starting to move after a cold start like in the morning or after it has sat for a few hours? Thanks in advance.

 

Yep. Usually sounds like a short flutter. Happens around 17 MPH (varies by car), sometimes around the same time the doors are locking. More noticable on some Maximas than others. Has been discussed many times here, and no one is positive what this is, but many feel it is something like the ABS system resetting itself. Only happens once between 'car parkings.' Thankfully, this is nothing wrong.

 

Thanks. I was paying extra attention to it when I left for work this morning and it happened right around the 17mph range and also simultaneously with the doors automatically locking. Thanks for the response and putting my mind at ease about it now.

 

just joined the forum looking to get into a lease for 36-39 months. Definitely looking to get into a Frost white Sv-Sport with monitor package.

 

I have seen some other postings on the Maxima forum about a "clear bra" that is basically a clear film that applies on the front of your car to help prevent rock chips. I remember the reviews were mixed on their effectiveness and how they effected the car. Some people said they worked fine and others said that it kept the paint from fading at the same rate, ie. the paint was darker from where the film covered after they took it off. You should be able to search "clear bra" and find the postings to hear the opinions. Good luck!

 

i am lost on the whole threadjacking thing, but i need some info on removal of seats for the 2010 Max SV...there is a pen or chapstick rolling around in the air vent down there and it is driving me insane...brand new! irritating me! can anyone help me out here?

 

This is a first. There are several here who have fiddled with seats, and maybe one of them will pick up on this. Before removing the seats, I would first buy (at any big hardware store) one of those flexible rods with a strong magnet on the end and see if running that up into the air duct might enable you to ease the culprit out without disassembling anything.

 

Or stop on a REALLY steep hill and tap the brakes -- maybe dump out the item using gravity and kinetic energy?

 

You can get you a pair of mechanical fingers. Works wonders when you have big hands and things fall into tight spaces, they should be able to fish out the chapstick or what ever is rolling around in your car. You can find them at Auto Zone and places like that. Hope this helps.

 

This is more of a general car care question, but I need to know. In Greenville last weekend we got several inches of ice. Not snow, ice. Well, I went to work Monday as usual with a layer of ice still covering my hood and roof. Well, it all finally melted away around lunchtime and I recall the majority of the ice that was still intact on the passenger side. Today, I noticed several scratches, most look like minor surface scratches that could be buffed out but one or two that looked deeper, as though they were into the paint. My brother found them and suggests someone keyed my car, but I was thinking it may have been the ice sliding off that side as it melted.

So now that the back story is there, could ice build-up scratch a car's paint surface like that? I mean the scratches are vertical, only a couple inches in length, and extend from around the bottom of the windshield to just above the wheel well. I will try and take a picture or two to illustrate this in a bit.

Thanks for the help in advance.

 

Pictures of damage in question. Please forgive the dirty car, I would LOVE to clean it, but whenever I have the chance, it is either raining or icing out.

 

I know what you mean about the lousy weather. I don't remember when I last saw the sun, and it was 36 degrees and drizzly at 3 PM today where I live SOUTH of Atlanta. I might as well be living in Denver, where they reached the forties today. Or in Vancouver Canada, where they are trying to truck in snow so they can hold the winter Olympics, despite the fact Vancouver CANADA has been warmer than Atlanta GEORGIA this winter.

As to the scratches, I have never left my car out in an ice storm, so don't know what that might do. I will say those vertical and parallel scratches do NOT come close to resembling any type of keying I have ever seen. In fact, I can almost assure you this is not keying.

It almost looks as if a large shard of ice fell off the side of the trunk of a tall tree and scraped the side of your car as it fell. Another possibility might be that there was some sharp debris of some type on the hood when the ice formed (sand grains?), and as the ice began to melt, the sharp things stuck out from the bottom of the ice block and scratched the car as it slid off the hood. But I am just as puzzled as you are with these strange marks. Maybe some of our northern friends here have seen this type thing, and will respond.

 

I had huge chunks of ice on my hood that I think slid off that side as it melted, which may have caused it but I am not sure since this is a first for me. And unfortunately I live at an apartment complex so no real cover from ice storms. This may push me a little quicker to buying a car cover though. The only thing that really bothers me is the fact these scratches look deep.

 

I suspected these marks might be fairly deep because of their high visibility in the photos, and that puzzles me. Ice sliding off the car as it melted should not have caused anything but superficial scratches. When I looked closely at the photos, it almost seemed as if someone had scraped a wood or metal plank with a few sharp things like brads, nails or rivets sticking out, across the hood, then down the side. But that makes no sense at all.

And these could hardly have been caused by you hitting anything, as they run straight down, which would not be the case if you were moving and hit something. There is something here we are missing, and I can't figure out what it is.

 

I can't think of anything that would cause something like that unless some careless moron in a parking lot may have been too close with a bag or something and it slid down that section. I know I haven't hit anything. The thing about the ice though is it was rather large chunks sliding off at one time so maybe it was heavy enough to cause that sort of damage. I am just confused and hurt that my baby already has some ugly scratches on it.

 

Those kind of scratches could hardly have been made by any kind of normal bag, especially one someone was putting in their car. There had to be sharp points on whatever caused this. There is a remote possibility some jerk passing by your car took it upon himself to pull the ice off your car before it had melted, and in lifting the big chunk on one side, let the sharp edges on the other side drag over the hood. But I tend to doubt that. The absolute perfect parallel symmetry of these scratches tells me they were all made at the same time by a large object; not at all typical of random keying.

I keep waiting for our northern friends who have had lots of ice experiences to weigh in here, but they must all be out playing in the snow this weekend.

 

Perhaps some additional pictures, after the car is washed would be beneficial in deducing the cause of the scratches. The swirling white splotches distort the view. at least for me.

 

It may have been some nice person with a purse that has those metal studs/buttons on the side and decided to rub up against the car. It also could have been someone with jeans that have the metal buttons on the pockets that grazed up against the car leaving scratches.